Sewing-machine.



E. G. FELLOWS. SEWING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2a, 1908.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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ELEANOR G. FEL LowsoF MALDEN, .nissnenusnrrslf fl 1325 it known thatI,ELEANOR G. FELLows, c1t1zen of the United States, residin at Malden, inthe county of Middles'ex and State of Massachusetts, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Sewin Machines, of which thefollowing is a specifi cation, reference being had therein to the accomanying drawings. i I I, In t e use of sewing machines as .now commonlymade great difliculty is foundiin iguldmg the cloth when it is desiredto sew ong lines of stitching, suchfor example as are commonly employedin the manufacture of tailor-made garments. Examples of such stitchingare to be found on the edges of coats and cloaks and the bottoms ofskirts; also parallel to the up and down seams of skirts. I have foundthat itrequires a very high de gree of skill to do this stitchingproperly and that the work is so fatiguing that an operator cannotcontinue'itlong without running the danger of serious injury.

Heretofore a great variety of guides for the purpose of lessening thedifliculty and fatigue as been. provided, but so far as I am informednone of them have been satisfactory for various reasons. Some of themare fairly satisfactory for a short time, but even these are found to betrying when used for'a long eriod of time, such as is necessary whenstitc g on tailored garments is to be done. .My invention has for itsobject'to provide a visual guide for this purpose which shall reduce theeye strain and subsequent fatigue of this work to aminimum.

' The invention is embodied in a device of such a construction that thedifficulty heretofo're' arising from the guide working loose andbecoming displaced is entirely obviated,

since the oplerator guides the cloth by the guide, and t cloth.

The device embodying my invention is very cheap to construct, costinglittle. or no more than the corresponding parts of'a machine of ordinaryconstruction. It is also so constructed that it does not interfere withthe ordinary operation of the machine when not required for use, but atthe-same time is always in place and adjusted ready for use.

' The invention will be understood from the. foHowing descriptiontakeninconnection with the accompanying drawings, and the novel I .l ewtiemem" entrance of Letters Patent. -np ucauun'meana 'gs, 190s. seriaiiriesnsei an inch orlan inch and a half and e guide does not itself guidethe y Pate features are pointed out and clearly defined in the claims atthe close of the specification, I In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a View innted Dec. 22;

perspective of a portion of a sewing machine I embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is asection on line 22, Fig. 1, verymuch enlarged;

Referring to the drawings,-at A is in-. dicated the table or bed of themachine, and.

at B the throat-plate, provided at its center. with the hole C, throughwhich the needle D passes, said needle D being mounted the needle-bar EAt F is shownthe resser-g foot by means of which the cloth is he d upon.the feed dog'(n ot shown) by means ofwhich:

the-cloth is advanced. v I The throat-plate B isp on both sides of theneedle, and the said lines'extend' both front and back of the saidneedle. These lines G, H, and I are preferably of contrasting colors,such for instance as red, black and white,.' recurring in this order,and are preferably formed by cutting grooves in the said throat-plateand'filling the said grooves with enamel of the desired color, (see Fig.2), the object bein to provide lines which will be so clear an distinctfrom each other that the cloth may be easily guided by these lines withthe least possible efiort on the part of the operator. These lines areplaced at such distances apart as ma be convenient, preferably aboutoneeig th of an inch, but by making them of contrasting colors asdescribed, they may be placed quite close together without in any wayaffecting their .utility for the purposes intended.

The foot F is provided on each side of the needle hole with wingsextending for erhaps 0th of these win s are similarly provided withlines K, L, an -M, also referably of contrasting a;

the cloth may be folded to form an edge near which the line of stitchesis to be laid, then one of the lines'on the throat plate B may beemployed to guide the edge of the cloth. B

providin lines on both sides of the needle it ispossib e to use themachine 'to place a hne rovided with linesof stitches which is neareither the right hand or left hand edge of the cloth.

When the line of stitches'is in the middle of the cloth, so that thecloth cannot be ided on one of the lines of the throat late its edge,because the cloth hides the es 0 the throat plate, then one of the lineson the .foot may be used to guide the'cloth.

By making the lines as described of inlay of fcontrasting colors, theyare very easily followed by the operator and the exertion required to dosewing of this kind is very greatly decreased. Of course it will be un--derstood that sewing machines embodying my invention may be providedeither with the lines on the throat-plate, or with the lines on theresser-foot, or withlboth, as ay be desired, or as may be thought mostconvenient.

.1 claim as my invention: p

1. In a sewing machine the combination of a resser-plate andthroat-plate, one of said members being provided with lines parallel tothe line of motion of the cloth to aid theeoperator to' ide the movementof the cloth, said lines eing formed by grooves in said lines being ofcontrasting colors some of said linesvbeing in full sight when the clothis being operated upon.

3. In a sewing machine, the combination of a resser-foot andthroat-plate, one of said members being provided with lines parallel tothe line of motion of the cloth to aid the operator to guide themovement of the cloth,

said lines being formed by grooves in the said member, said groovesbeing filled with enamels of contrasting colors.

I In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

ELEANOR o. FELLOWS Witnesses:

GEORGE P. DIKE, ALICE H. MORRISON.

